The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is continuing its long history of honoring the United States of America’s rich, artistic heritage with the announcement…
View More Renowned Fiddler Michael Cleveland Named 2022 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage FellowTag: Bluegrass
Bluegrass Music Spotlight, May 2022
Volume Five Award-winning bluegrass band Volume Five has a new single titled “What I Didn’t Say” (Mountain Fever Records), written by Volume Five’s lead vocalist…
View More Bluegrass Music Spotlight, May 2022Artist Profiles: Jeremy Garrett
Fiddler, vocalist and songwriter Jeremy Garrett was born in Idaho. He started playing fiddle with his father, guitarist Glen Garrett in a group called The…
View More Artist Profiles: Jeremy GarrettBluegrass Spotlight February 2022
Del McCoury Del McCoury, one of the greatest performers in the current bluegrass scene has released a new album titled “Almost Proud” (McCoury Music). Jon…
View More Bluegrass Spotlight February 2022Artist Profiles: Fireside Collective
Fireside Collective is a progressive bluegrass ensemble based in Asheville, North Carolina. The quintet won the 2016 Band Contest at the iconic American roots festival…
View More Artist Profiles: Fireside CollectiveIntroduction to Bluegrass Music
Bluegrass is concert music that appeared in the Appalachian region of the United States in the 1940s, after World War II. Unlike prior American folk…
View More Introduction to Bluegrass MusicLuke McKnight Unveils New Album “Best Dressed Beggar In Town”
Nashville vocalist and mandolinist Luke McKnight has a new album titled “Best Dressed Beggar In Town” (Turnberry Records). Although rooted in bluegrass, the new recording…
View More Luke McKnight Unveils New Album “Best Dressed Beggar In Town”Amanda Cook Reveals New Single “Another Highway This Time”
“Another Highway This Time” (Mountain Fever Records) is the new single by bluegrass singer and bandleader Amanda Cook, written by Thomm Jutz and Mark Fain.…
View More Amanda Cook Reveals New Single “Another Highway This Time”Artist Profiles: Linda Lay
Bluegrass singer and bassist Linda Clayman Lay, better known as Linda Lay grew up in Clayman Valley, a small community named after her family outside…
View More Artist Profiles: Linda LayLonesome River Band Releases “Mary Ann Is A Pistol”
Bluegrass ensemble Lonesome River Band has released a new song titled “Mary Ann Is A Pistol”, sung by new mandolinist Adam Miller. It is a…
View More Lonesome River Band Releases “Mary Ann Is A Pistol”